Carrier Air Wing 9 (CARAIRWING NINE) CVW-9
		CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Pacific Ocean - June 2006
STATUS:		established December 20, 1963 (redesignated from CVG-9) Homebase: Naval Air Station Lemoore, California Aircraft Carrier: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) tailcode: NG ACTIVE
Squadrons
VFA-146 Strike Fighter Squadron 146 “Blue Diamonds” VFA-147 Strike Fighter Squadron 147 “Argonauts” VFA-154 Strike Fighter Squadron 154 “Black Knights” VFA-192 Strike Fighter Squadron 192 “Golden Dragons” VMFA-323 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 “Death Rattlers” VAW-112 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112 “Golden Hawks” VAQ-138 Electronic Attack Squadron 138 “Yellowjackets” VRC-30 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 “Providers” HSC-8 Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 “Eightballers” HSM-71 Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71 “Raptors”
history
Deployments: USS Ranger (CVA 61) / August 1964 - May 1965 (Vietnam War) USS Enterprise (CVAN 65) / October 1965 - June 1966 (Vietnam War) USS Enterprise (CVAN 65) / November 1966 - July 1967 (Vietnam War) USS Enterprise (CVAN 65) / January 1968 - July 1968 (Vietnam War) USS Enterprise (CVAN 65) / January 1969 - July 1969 (Vietnam War) USS America (CVA 66) / April 1970 - December 1970 (Vietnam War) USS Constellation (CVA 64) / October 1971 - July 1972 (Vietnam War) USS Constellation (CVA 64) / January 1973 - October 1973 (Vietnam War) USS Constellation (CVA 64) / June 1974 - December 1974 (Vietnam War / Arabian Gulf) USS Constellation (CV 64) / April 1977 - November 1977 (Pacific) USS Constellation (CV 64) / September 1978 - May 1979 (Pacific / Indian Ocean) USS Constellation (CV 64) / February 1980 - October 1980 (Pacific / Indian Ocean) USS Constellation (CV 64) / October 1981 - May 1982 (Pacific / Indian Ocean) USS Ranger (CV 61) / July 1983 - February 1984 (Pacific / Indian Ocean) USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) / July 1985 - December 1985 (Pacific / Indian Ocean) USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) / January 1987 - June 1987 (Pacific & World Cruise) USS Nimitz (CVN 68) / September 1988 - March 1989 (Pacific / Indian Ocean) USS Nimitz (CVN 68) / June 1989 - July 1989 (Pacific) USS Constellation (CV 64) / February 1990 - April 1990 (West to East Coast - around Cape Horn) USS Nimitz (CVN 68) / February 1991 - August 1991 (Pacific / Indian Ocean / Gulf) USS Nimitz (CVN 68) / February 1993 - July 1993 (Pacific / Indian Ocean / Gulf) USS Nimitz (CVN 68) / November 1995 - May 1996 (Pacific / Indian Ocean / Gulf) USS Nimitz (CVN 68) / September 1997 - March 1998 (World Cruise) USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) / July 1998 (Pacific - Carrier transfer) USS Independence (CV 62) / July 1998 - August 1998 (Pacific - Carrier transfer) USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) / January 2000 - July 2000 (Pacific / Gulf) USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) / November 2001 - May 2002 (Pacific / Gulf) USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) / January 2003 - September 2003 (Pacific) USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) / January 2005 - July 2005 (Pacific & World Cruise) USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) / January 2007 - August 2007 (Pacific / Gulf) USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) / January 2009 - July 2009 (Pacific / Arabian Sea)
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CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - June 24, 2009 CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - May 28, 2009 CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Pacific Ocean - May 5, 2009 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Singapore - April 24, 2009 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Busan, Korea - March 12, 2009 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Pacific Ocean - March 4, 2009 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Sasebo, Japan - February 27, 2009 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Pacific Ocean - February 12, 2009 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Pacific Ocean - August 5, 2007 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Hong Kong - July 2007 CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - February 21, 2007 CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - February 21, 2007 CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - February 6, 2007 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - November 14, 2006 CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Pacific Ocean - September 26, 2006 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Pacific Ocean - September 2006 CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - June 23, 2006 CVW-9 aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - Strait of Gibraltar - July 19, 2005 CVW-9 aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - Indian Ocean - March 15, 2005 CVW-9 aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - Santa Rita, Guam - March 2003 CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - May 2002 CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - May 21, 2002 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - March 22, 2002 CVW-9 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - August 22, 1999 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Suez Canal - February 14, 1998 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Persian Gulf - January 1998 aircraft of CVW-9 over and aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - November 1997 CVW-9 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - October 12, 1997 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - March 1, 1993 aircraft assigned to CVW-9 fly in formation over USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - January 30, 1989 aircraft of CVW-9, assigned to USS Nimitz (CVN 68), fly in formation - March 3, 1988 CVW-9 aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - June 16, 1987 CVW-9 aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - Palma de Mallorca, Spain - May 1987 CVW-9 aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - Palma de Mallorca, Spain - May 1987 CVW-9 aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - March 2, 1987 aircraft assigned to CVW-9 fly over USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - January 1987 aircraft assigned to CVW-9 fly over USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - January 1987 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - San Diego, California - January 3, 1987 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - November 14, 1985 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS Constellation (CV 64) - February 1982 aircraft of CVW-9 fly over USS Constellation (CV 64) - February 1982 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS Constellation (CV 64) - July 1, 1980 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS Constellation (CV 64) - July 1, 1980 CVW-9 aboard USS Constellation (CV 64) - May 1979 aircraft assigned to CVW-9 fly over USS America (CV 66) - September 1970 aircraft of CVW-9 aboard USS America (CV 66) - July 27, 1970
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